Comments on: THE STARGAZERS - “Broken Wings”

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:55:15 +0000

In case I haven’t already mentioned it somewhere else, the Mike Sammes Singers’ Music For Biscuits compilation is urgent and key listening. Brilliant and inventive, especially “Dulux Super Three” (most of the track titles do resemble a Stereolab album tracklisting, it has to be said).

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:05:53 +0000

That is a sad story about Mike Sammes. Blimey. I must check that CD out.

One of the Stargazers is the dad of the lead singer out of Johnny Hates Jazz.

By: intothefireuk

intothefireuk — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:36:04 +0000

Ok fair enough - the Cliff Adams singers it was - the Mike Sammes singers are repreived.

By: jeff w

jeff w — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:55:58 +0000

yes, don’t be doing down Mike Sammes. His singers appear uncredited on more British pop classics than you might think.

Check out also the sad story behind the recently issued Music For Biscuits.

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:33:50 +0000

Actually Sing Something Simple featured the Cliff Adams Singers, who evolved from the Stargazers. They appeared as one of three regular musical acts in the very early series of The Goon Show (when it was still called Crazy People and Michael Bentine was in it).

Meanwhile the Mike Sammes Singers were responsible for the assorted “whoooh”s and “oompah oompah stick it up yer jumpah”s on “I Am The Walrus.”

By: intothefireuk

intothefireuk — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:03:30 +0000

I have no idea who the stargazers were but they sound far too much like the Mike Samms Singers for my liking. The MSS featured in the hellish radio series ‘Sing Something Simple’ which blighted my Sunday nghts for some years (thanks Mum !). The addition of a crappy organ and depressing muted trumpet solo only adds to the misery. Into Room 101 it goes.